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[Closed] Swarm of bees in the garden today, pic

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Pretty impressive I thought
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Posted : 26/05/2016 6:57 pm
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Wow.


 
Posted : 26/05/2016 7:10 pm
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Excellent!


 
Posted : 26/05/2016 7:11 pm
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A local bee-keeper would be interested if they're still there, there'll be a queen in the middle somewhere ready to start a new hive.


 
Posted : 26/05/2016 7:16 pm
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I phoned up the local bee bloke this morning but his wife said he was out doing his day job and hasn't called back, the swarm is about 1/2 the size now since pic was taken. Scared the resident Panda away though.


 
Posted : 26/05/2016 7:25 pm
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Wow, they look big?! Are you in the UK or somewhere more exotic?

My childhood neighbours used to keep bees (possibly still do). As a kid I disliked honey intensely and got stung on the eyelid just before going on holiday at about 4 years old. I hated bees, wasps, hornets with a passion for a long time.

Now I think bees are incredible and want to encourage them into the garden. I was mortified when the local badger dug up a bumble bee nest in the garden last year to get to the larvae during a dry spell.


 
Posted : 26/05/2016 7:47 pm
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Scared the resident Panda away though.

Are you in the UK or somewhere more exotic?

You are Dr Watson and I claim my 5 shillings.


 
Posted : 26/05/2016 7:59 pm
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You are Dr Watson and I claim my 5 shillings.

Ah I see Holmes, I thought the Panda was in fact a red herring but with your superior sleuth's nose you have clearly detected something fishy in my analysis.

But please man, leave the violin in it's case.


 
Posted : 26/05/2016 8:08 pm
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I thought the Panda was in fact a red herring

A dastardly trick ?!


 
Posted : 26/05/2016 8:11 pm
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I want to be a beekeeper when I grow up. I want to keep bees, I don't want them to get away.

I like my women like I like my coffee.... covered in bees!


 
Posted : 26/05/2016 8:16 pm
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Well they have all just taken off and gone somewhere else. The Panda hasn't returned to the bamboo yet.


 
Posted : 27/05/2016 11:10 am
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My neighbour just came around asking if I knew what to do with the bees that have just arrived, his wife was on the phone to pest control. I pointed them here:

http://www.bbka.org.uk/help/find_a_swarm_coordinator.php

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Posted : 27/05/2016 1:35 pm
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Scared the resident Panda away though.

I have always wanted to use that line,well that one or,le singe est dans l'arbre
([i]Eddie Izzard[/i]) 🙂


 
Posted : 27/05/2016 1:42 pm
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certain worker bees, called “scouts,” begin to canvass the surrounding territory

Like a EU referendum door knocker?


 
Posted : 02/06/2016 5:37 am
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Can't you just encourage them to hang around a bit?

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Posted : 02/06/2016 7:25 am

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